A new six-part Swedish series, Faithless, adapted from an Ingmar Bergman screenplay, premieres on SBS On Demand on Thursday, March 27, 2025. All episodes will be available at launch.
Here’s the Lowdown: The series, based on a late-career screenplay by the legendary filmmaker Bergman, explores a story of love and betrayal. Originally a film directed by Liv Ullmann in 2000, this new adaptation by director Tomas Alfredson (Let The Right One In) tells the story across two timelines. It is said to be inspired by events that took place in 1949.
What This Means Now: In the present day, director David Howard (Jesper Christensen), 73, and actress Marianne Vogler (Lena Endre), 75, reunite, forcing them to face the consequences of their past affair. 40 years earlier, young David (Gustav Lindh) and Marianne (Frida Gustavsson) are engaged in a secret, passionate relationship, complicated by Marianne’s marriage to David’s best friend, Markus (August Wittingstein).
The Bigger Picture: This is a major new adaptation of a work by one of cinema’s most respected figures. The series features a respected cast and crew including Gustav Lindh, Frida Gustavsson, Jesper Christensen, Lena Endre and August Wittingstein. With its exploration of love, betrayal, and the long-term effects of past choices, it offers a modern take on a classic Bergman theme. The series offers a rare chance to see a reinterpreted work by a master filmmaker.
